Description
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. Versions 9.21 through 26.00 contain an An uninitialized memory disclosure vulnerability in the UEFI capsule (.scap) parser in 7-Zip. The OpenCapsule function allocates a heap buffer of attacker-declared CapsuleImageSize (up to 1 GiB) without zero-initialization, then reads the file contents into it with ReadStream_FALSE whose return value is silently discarded. If the file is truncated, the unread tail of the buffer retains uninitialized heap memory, which is then exposed as extracted file content via GetStream. Version 26.0.1 fixes the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mcmilk | 7-Zip | >= 9.21, < 26.01 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | 7zip | 26.01+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | p7zip | 16.02+transitional.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | 7zip | 22.01+really26.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | p7zip | 16.02+really26.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | 7zip | 26.01-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22347-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | 7zip | 26.01-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22347-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 7zip | 26.02-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11502-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | 7zip | 26.01-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21038-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | 7zip | 26.01-r0 | — |
Advisories 5
- WID-SEC-2026-1736 7-Zip: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 16, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11502-1 7zip-26.02-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 14, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22347-1 Security update for 7zip SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 2, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 Security update for 7zip SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 1, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21038-1 Security update for 7zip SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 30, 2026